controproducente

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish contraproducente, from a Latin locution contrā prōdūcentem (literally “against the one presenting”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kon.tro.pro.duˈt͡ʃɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: con‧tro‧pro‧du‧cèn‧te

Adjective

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controproducente (plural controproducenti)

  1. counterproductive, self-defeating

Further reading

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  • controproducente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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